Measuring Diversity
Biodiversity is usually plotted as the richness of a geographic area, with some reference to a temporal scale. Types of biodiversity include:
- taxonomic diversity
- species diversity
- ecological diversity
- morphological diversity
- genetic diversity
Taxonomic diversity, that is the number of species, genera, family is the most commonly assessed diversity type. A few studies have attempted to quantitatively clarify the relationship between different types of diversity. For example, Sarda Sahney a researcher at the University of Bristol has found a close link between vertebrate taxonomic and ecological diversity.
Read more about this topic: Global Biodiversity
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